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[ɪmˈpaʊnd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law
(e.g: vehicles parked where they cause an obstruction will be impounded)
- shut up (domestic animals) in a pound or enclosure
(e.g: the cattle were rounded up and impounded)
- (of a dam) hold back (water)
(e.g: it will impound a reservoir 130 miles long)
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